Martha Reeves

“I have always thought music as a way out of the ordinary mundane obligations of life.”

“The morning after my high-school graduation found me up early job hunting. The dream of college I put on the back burner.”

“There are times in show business when you work so much you think you will pop your cork, and then suddenly you can't find any work.”

“I went from elementary school to proper training, operatic training, and I went on to the Motown University and learned a lot of things from some wonderful people.”

“Good and bad - this is the story of my life.”

“Lead singers not only do the majority of the work, but their personalities are singled out and taken as the general attitude of the unit.”

“I don't worry about being in a hurry any more, because my faith in God will always deliver me on time.”

“Detroit is full of talent.”

“I worshipped Berry Gordy for the creative dreams he had made come true.”

“A song has to become as much a part of you as a tailored suit.”

“The world I was born into was one filled with music.”

“If you stick around long enough, people start referring to you as a survivor. Suddenly I found myself on the receiving end of several prestigious awards.”

“I still marvel at how God turns dreams into reality.”

“I pray for miracles. I have always found prayer to bring quick results.”

“After years of making wrong decisions in my life, in 1977 I found out that it was all right to be square, simple, and sober.”

“Going on with life, it only gets more and more intense as time goes by - and the challenges only multiply.”

“Divas need their furs!”

“You can't very well live in a castle while your kin is on the poor side of town and barely have enough food. Some want you to get to the top and rely on you making it for them, too.”

“Berry Gordy turned his house into a studio and discovered over 30 acts in the city. And we're famous all over the world.”

“I will always dance in the street.”